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Select the choice that translates the following verbal phrase correctly to algebra: one half of a number decreased by 16

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1/2n-16

One half of a number means that you take a number and then divide it by 2. Decreasing it by 16 means subtracting 16 from it. Therefore, the answer to this question is 1/2n - 16. The key words here are half and decreased.

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(1/2n)-16
One half of a number means that you take a number, "n," and then halve it (divide it by 2 or multiply it by one half). Decreasing it by 16 means subtracting 16 from it
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